Item - 2019.BA43.3

Tracking Status

  • This item was considered by Bid Award Panel on September 11, 2019 and was adopted without amendment.

BA43.3 - Award of Request for Proposal 9118-19-5018 to Diamond and Schmitt Architects Incorporated for the Design of the New Wabash Community Centre

Decision Type:
ACTION
Status:
Adopted
Ward:
4 - Parkdale - High Park

Panel Decision

The Bid Award Panel adopted the following:

 

1.  Bid Award Panel grant authority to award the contract in accordance with the Contract Details set out in the report (August 29, 2019) from the Chief Purchasing Officer:

 

Call Number:

Request for Proposal 9118-19-5018

 

Description:

For Professional Technical Services for provision of all architectural, engineering and administrative services for the design and construction contract administration required to construct the New Wabash Community Centre (Proposed Net Zero Energy Building)

 

Recommended Bidder or Proponent:

Diamond and Schmitt Architects Incorporated

 

Contract Award Value:

$3,112,001 net of all applicable taxes and charges

$3,516,561 including HST and all applicable charges

$3,166,772 net of HST recoveries

 

Contract is expected to start on date of award and end on December 31, 2024.

Origin

(August 29, 2019) Report from the Chief Purchasing Officer

Summary

Call Issued:  April 8, 2019                        Call Closed:  May 14, 2019

Number of Addenda Issued: Four (4)

Number of Bids:  Eleven (11)

 

Table 2: Summary of Proposals Received for Request for Proposal 9118-19-5018:

 

Proponent Name

Architecture49 Inc. 1

CS&P Architects Inc.

Diamond and Schmitt Architects Incorporated

Enform Architects Inc. 3

GEC Architecture (with LGA Architecture Partners)

HCMA Architecture + Design (with IBI Group)

MacLennan Jaunkalns Miller Architects Ltd.

Norr Architects & Engineers Ltd. (with Taylor_Smyth)

RDH Architects Inc. (with Shoalts + Zabacl Architects)

WGD Architects Inc. (with Cool Earth Arch. and VDA Arch.) 1, 3

ZAS Architects Inc. 2

 

1/ Proposal Price was corrected for mathematical errors. Purchasing and Materials   Management has verified that the mathematical errors were corrected.

2/ Proposal was found non-compliant with mandatory requirements.

3/ Proponent did not meet the minimum technical threshold to be considered for award.

 

Range of Scores:  

Response scores (combined technical and fee scores, but without interview score) for the eight (8) Responses meeting the technical threshold to be considered ranged from 82.2 percent to 96.6 percent.

 

Total scores for the four (4) Proponents interviewed (combined technical, fee and interview scores) ranged from 89.7 percent to 94.2 percent

Background Information

(August 29, 2019) Report from the Chief Purchasing Officer on Award of Request for Proposal 9118-19-5018 to Diamond and Schmitt Architects Incorporated for the Design of the New Wabash Community Centre
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2019/ba/bgrd/backgroundfile-137260.pdf
Attachment 1 - Financial Impact Summary of Recommended Contract
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2019/ba/bgrd/backgroundfile-137223.pdf
Attachment 2 - Phased Award of Consultant Fee Breakdown
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2019/ba/bgrd/backgroundfile-137261.pdf

Motions

Motion to Adopt Item (Carried)

Moved by Anita Pathmanathan.

Source: Toronto City Clerk at www.toronto.ca/council